Mountaineering

Seven tallest peaks in seven continents: No mountain is too high for Telangana woman

In May 2014, Poorna Malavath, then aged 13 years and 11 months, became the youngest Indian and youngest girl in the world to summit Mount Everest

Uttarakhand avalanche: Bodies of four naval personnel found; officer, porter still missing

The bodies were spotted lying scattered near Mount Trishul during a search operation conducted with the help of a helicopter

Climbers endanger lives by exhibiting 'disturbing amount of overconfidence' while scaling highest peak in US

Earlier this month, a skier from Colorado died after falling into a crevasse. A climber from Idaho was killed by a falling block of glacier ice, rangers reported.

An Oral History of the COVID-19 Crisis: 'The cis gendered population does not perceive trans people as capable'

This account is part of Firstpost’s Oral History Project of the COVID-19 Crisis in India. The Oral History Project aims to be an ongoing compendium of individual experiences of the pandemic, with a focus on one significant day in our respondents’ lives during this time.

Faking Everest: False summit claims rise, as climbers exploit system's loopholes to win unearned acclaim

Over the last few years, climbing in Nepal has been rocked by false Everest summit claims made by Indians. Since 2016, there have been at least seven cases that have been reported, even as murmurs of other suspect summits continue to do the rounds.

Sudipta Sengupta shares her story of ascending Lalana, tragedies and triumphs along the treacherous trek route

The aim of the expedition was to climb an unnamed virgin peak (20,130 ft/6,136 m) in the Lahoul Himalayas. If successful, we planned to name it Lalana, which means woman in Bengali.

Among first Indians to summit Mount Everest, Sonam Wangyal recounts fabled 1965 expedition on its anniversary

Sonam Wangyal was 12 when Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary made the first successful climb to the summit of Mount Everest. Twelve years later, he would be among the nine Indians to perform the same feat.

Pushing the boundaries: David Göttler on attempting to scale Mt Everest without supplementary oxygen

At a time when commercial climbing on Mt Everest (8,850m) is setting new highs — and lows — David Göttler, 40, and his climbs over the years present a striking contrast.

Atop Mt Everest or not? Climbers challenge Haryana trio's claim of scaling world's highest peak

Mt Everest, the highest peak in the world, has attracted thousands of mountaineers and adventure seekers for decades. On 26 May, three climbers from Haryana — Vikas Rana, Shobha Banwala and Ankush Kasana, claimed to have summited its peak. But the climbers' community have their doubts based on evidence, or the glaring lack of it.

Seven climbers who died on Nanda Devi peak were roped together when avalanche struck, says official

The eight climbers were part of a 12-member expedition to the Nanda Devi peak, but four Britons were rescued after breaking away.